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November 13, 2009

A Federal Employment Policy: What a radical idea!

By Josh Mitteldorf

Paul Krugman, writing his column in the NYTimes, seems almost apologetic about suggesting that the country might have an employment policy and not just an economic stimulus program. When the government subsidizes people, that's socialism - bad. When the government subsidizes corporations, that's capitalism - good.

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Paul Krugman, writing his column in the NYTimes, seems almost apologetic about suggesting that the country might have an employment policy and not just an economic stimulus program. When the government subsidizes people, that's socialism - bad. When the government subsidizes corporations, that's capitalism - good.

Authors Bio:



Josh Mitteldorf, de-platformed senior editor at OpEdNews, blogs on aging at http://JoshMitteldorf.ScienceBlog.com. Read how to stay young at http://AgingAdvice.org.

Educated to be an astrophysicist, he has branched out from there to mathematical modeling in a variety of areas, including evolutionary ecology and economics. He has taught mathematics, statistics, and physics at several universities. He is an avid amateur pianist, and father of two adopted Chinese girls, now grown. He travels to Beijing each year to work with a lab studying the biology of aging. His book on the subject is "Cracking the Aging Code", http://tinyurl.com/y7yovp87.



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